Campaigners have welcomed plans to improve safety on one of the main roads in Cornwall but say they are disappointed that a new replacement road has not been supported. National Highways has announced a package of measures to improve safety on the A38 in South East Cornwall. And while these …
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A 50-year-old menace has been given a 12 week jail sentence, suspended, for ignoring a court order made after his spree of thefts and abuse. James Paul Wesley Pearson, of no fixed abode, appeared at Truro Magistrates’ Court recently after breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order on January 5, 2022. The …
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Two people remain in hospital with serious injuries after a crash on the A39 in Cornwall on Saturday, police have said this morning. The road, the main route between the A30 at Carland Cross and Truro, was closed for several hours while police conducted a serious collision investigation. On Saturday …
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Cornwall’s most famous rock star is being celebrated on a set of special stamps. Roger Taylor is featured in his rock star pomp on stamps issued to celebrate Queen, the group in which he has been the drummer for decades. The stamps, which also feature images of some of their …
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A small village with some of the best river views in Cornwall has been cut off from the rest of the world after a large tree came down in gale force winds. Malpas, which overlooks the River Truro where it meets with the River Fal, was the scene of amusement …
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A Cornish lad who moved to Canada as a student on a football scholarship is now heading a cannabis company with orders from one of the largest online retailers already rolling in. As a keen football player, Adam Bromley, from St Austell , was never really into drugs. Even when …
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Mourners packed Truro Cathedral this morning to say a final farewell to a much-loved father and husband. Ryan Saltern, 31, from Truro, died following a road accident at St Teath on July 28. Mr Saltern had sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene. His injuries were consistent …
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A 32-year-old postman died from catastrophic injuries after his BMW hit a Tesco lorry on the A38 near Tideford last year. An inquest in Truro today (Friday, July 19) heard that Andrew Payne died after a suspected momentarily loss of attention when his car crossed white lines and collided with …
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